130 HALIEUTICORUM 
Ultima &; Oceani campos vifura marinos 
liiflita fit multo gravis xte ; tumentia verrant 
llt vada pifcofi cafifes > prxdamque reportent. 
Nonnulli extremo fuaper diferimina textu 
Praeduros filices, &c grandia faxa reponunt, 
Cactera perfimiles fint retibus. hos ubi cafifes 
In navijpuer,impofuifii rite paratos, 
E portu folves animofus: & sequor in altum 
Pifcatum veniesjquamvis illifa reclament 
In ficopulos fretapulfa Notis, & defuper ingens 
Porta tonet Coelii refluatque nigerrimus imber, 
Bt ftfc*- Ergo ubi veloces tenuerunt alta carinie, 
tiQ albentes inter flujStus da retia ponto. 
Hincgeminum gemina firmabis cannabe cornu 
E prora,puppique,globum ne forte fub iinuin 
Concurrant,nullosgremio captura natantes. 
Proderit & longas utroque a vertice fagos. 
Brachia tenta velut,valido vincire rudente : 
Extremis quorum cervicibus infere funes : 
Et nodis conftringejretro pifcofa capaci 
Orbe trahent,largifque onerabunt retia pr^d^s, 
Inde finus humiles velorum expande, recurvum 
Inque latus defle< 5 l:e,vaga: quo Tethyos amnes 
iJpumantcs rranverfa recurrat caerula pinus . 
Siefecreta colunt qui Nereos antra profandi, 
Et raucos pelagi pifces odere tumultus, 
Captivi venient in retia, plutima curfu 
Pofiquam velivolo c<ava trabs per caerula fugit. 
Collige vela;graves& aquofo e gurgite calfies 
Duc fuper.-innumeras fquamofa egente cohortes 
Afpicies,mixtimque plagis haerere, finuque. 
L^tusingentem cumulum verfabis in alnum, 
SaxAy fyl- Id tamen in primis curamajore cavendum 
pifeofa trahas per duris afpera faxis 
na vmn- ^ \ „ , / . ^ 
Retia,nec falrus inter,fpuraofaqueluttra. 
Nec qua per denfas fublucidaTcthys arenas 
•Sternitur: at mollis qua limus, 5 c undique denfum 
•Stat fabulum,celfafoives depuppe Panagrum. 
Ni facias, durie lacerabunt Dydia rupes, 
Haerebuntque inter fylvas iniplexainarinasj 
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